As anniversaries go...

Yesterday was the 21st anniversary of my father's death. Frankly, and perhaps I should feel bad about this, I hadn't given it any thought. At all. And I don't feel bad about it. My feelings about my father are confused at best since I never really got to know him, and what I did get to know was made ugly and perverse by a brain tumor that destroyed his ability to communicate and relate coherently to the people around him.

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I wasn't going to comment, but...

So, now we've banned lighters from airplanes...

( Can you believe this? A screed from me... )